Arthur French (actor)

This article is about the American actor and director. For other spellings and people of the same name, see Arthur French.

Arthur French
Born	Arthur W. French, Jr. (1931-11-06) November 6, 1931 New York, New York, United States
Years active	1960s-present

Arthur W. French, Jr. (born November 6, 1931) is an American actor and director best known for his work in the theatre.

Life and career

French was born in New York City, on November 6, 1931, the son of Arthur and Ursilla French, who both immigrated to the U.S. from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Throughout a career that spans over fifty years, French is best known for his work on the stage. He worked extensively with the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) and has played a wide variety of roles. He was also a supporting character in the 1976 comedy film Car Wash.

His most recent film credits were in 2 Days in New York and Red Hook Summer, both released in August 2012.

Selected credits

Theatre

Acting

Year	Production	Role	Theatre(s)	Notes
2009	Dividing the Estate	Doug	Hartford Stage
	The Book of Lambert		La MaMa e.t.c.
	Medea		The Riverside Theatre
2007	Dividing the Estate	Doug	59E59 Theater A
2006	Two Trains Running	Holloway	Peter Norton Space	Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actor
2005	The Master Builder	Doctor Herdal	Pearl Theatre
2001	The Border Crossers Lounge	Mother Perez	Urban Stages	Part of "Free Market," a collection of eight short plays.
	Give Us This Day	Dad	Urban Stages	Part of "Free Market," a collection of eight short plays.
	Kickin Summit	Ski	Urban Stages	Part of "Free Market," a collection of eight short plays.
	Fire Drill	Carl	Urban Stages	Part of "Free Market," a collection of eight short plays.
1995	Henry VI	Earl of Salisbury	Theater at St. Clements Church
1991	Mule Bone	Rev. Singletary Mayor Joe Clark (understudy)	Ethel Barrymore Theatre
1983	You Can't Take It With You	Donald	Plymouth Theatre Royale Theatre
1981	The Amen Corner	Brother Boxer	Crossroads Theater Company
1978	Nevis Mountain Dew	Ayton Morris	St. Mark's Playhouse
1971	Black Girl	Earl	Theatre de Lys
1969	Ceremonies in Dark Old Men	William Jenkins	St. Mark's Playhouse
1962	Raisin' Hell in the Son		Provincetown Playhouse

Directing

Year	Production	Theatre(s)	Notes
1967	One Last Look	Old Reliable Theatre Tavern	One of the first produced plays written by steve carter

Film

Acting

Year	Film	Role	Distributor	Notes
2013	Movie 43	Old Man
	2 Days in New York	Lee Robinson	Magnolia Pictures
1994	Crooklyn	West Indian Store Manager	Universal
1986	'Round Midnight	Booker	Warner Brothers
1976	Car Wash	Charlie	Universal

External links

• Arthur French at the Internet Broadway Database
• Arthur French at the Internet Movie Database
• Arthur French at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Arthur French at the Internet Theatre Database